On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	95	54	.638	--
Orioles	86	64	.573	9.5
Red Sox	79	70	.530	16.0
Yankees	79	70	.530	16.0
Indians	80	72	.526	16.5
Athletics	76	74	.507	19.5
Twins	70	79	.470	25.0
Angels	64	86	.427	31.5
White Sox	62	88	.413	33.5
Senators	58	92	.387	37.5

Games

Twins 7, Red Sox 3

Angels 5, White Sox 4

Orioles 5, Indians 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Yankees 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	92	58	.613	--
Giants	80	69	.537	11.5
Reds	77	70	.524	13.5
Cubs	77	74	.510	15.5
Braves	75	74	.503	16.5
Pirates	72	76	.486	19.0
Phillies	71	78	.477	20.5
Dodgers	68	81	.456	23.5
Mets	67	83	.447	25.0
Astros	67	83	.447	25.0

Games

Cardinals 8, Astros 0

Dodgers 3, Braves 0

Giants 9, Reds 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Willie Mays	3
4	Dick Allen	2
4	34 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	2
1	Reggie Jackson	2
1	Willie Mays	2
4	Brant Alyea	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Bobby Bonds	3
2	Rod Carew	3
2	Norm Cash	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
1	Willie Davis	2
3	Bobby Bonds	1
3	Don Buford	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.43
2	Bobby Bolin	1.33
2	Larry Jackson	1.33
4	Dave Boswell	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	10
1	Bob Veale	10
3	Nelson Briles	9
4	Bobby Bolin	8
4	2 others tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Burgmeier	1
1	Eddie Watt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.341
2	Matty Alou	.330
3	Alex Johnson	.318
4	Felipe Alou	.315
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Ken Harrelson	35
2	Willie Horton	35
4	Willie McCovey	34
5	Ernie Banks	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	106
2	Frank Howard	102
3	Billy Williams	95
4	Willie McCovey	93
5	Ron Santo	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	54
1	Bert Campaneris	54
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Sam McDowell	1.77
4	Wilbur Wood	1.84
5	Jerry Koosman	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	30
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	21
4	Dave McNally	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	265
2	Sam McDowell	261
3	Luis Tiant	248
4	Fergie Jenkins	239
5	Bob Gibson	236

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	23
2	Clay Carroll	16
2	Al Worthington	16
4	Joe Hoerner	15
4	Wilbur Wood	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.422
2	Danny Cater	.418
3	Willie Mays	.394
4	Roy White	.388
5	Glenn Beckert	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	8
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Johnny Bench	5
3	Graig Nettles	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	15
2	Roy White	14
3	Danny Cater	13
3	Willie Horton	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Cesar Tovar	6
4	Don Buford	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Nash	0.00
2	Bob Veale	0.33
3	Jim Perry	0.47
4	Joe Verbanic	0.50
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Stan Bahnsen	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Ray Culp	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	43
2	Dave McNally	27
3	Don Wilson	25
3	Earl Wilson	25
5	Don Sutton	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	3
2	Jim Brewer	2
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	Dennis Higgins	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.402
2	Hank Aaron	.389
3	Pete Rose	.367
4	Glenn Beckert	.351
5	Jim Northrup	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Billy Williams	10
3	Willie Horton	8
3	Frank Howard	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	27
2	Willie Horton	24
3	Matty Alou	21
3	Ernie Banks	21
3	Roy White	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	23
2	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Cesar Tovar	12
2	Maury Wills	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.67
2	Jim Perry	0.84
3	Fritz Peterson	0.94
4	Frank Linzy	1.00
5	Joe Horlen	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Denny McLain	6
3	Stan Bahnsen	5
3	Pat Jarvis	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	72
2	Bob Gibson	61
3	Earl Wilson	51
4	Don Sutton	50
5	Fergie Jenkins	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Dennis Higgins	5
3	Vicente Romo	4
4	Jim Brewer	3
4	8 others tied	3